the hair post

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I’ve whined about feeling yuck-o in this postpartum body once already (ok, more than once…unless you ONLY read this blog and don’t follow me on twitter, facebook, or know me in real life. Then I totally only whined about it once).

Aside from the zit farm on the right side of my chin, the other things are starting to get better.

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Just a small town girl...wait no. That is a Journey song. Katie Sluiter is a small town girl, but she is far from living in a lonely world. She is a middle school English teacher, writer, mother, and wife. Life has thrown her a fair share of challenges, but her belief is that writing through them makes her stronger.

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I’m having a hard time getting past the pouchy stomach situation I’ve got going on. But the constant hair falling out is definitely getting old too. I already had thin-ish hair, really don’t need it falling out in clumps! And I’m totally rocking the layered wife beater-style tank top look as well! It must be the postpartum uniform 😉

At this very moment, my fringe is pinned up with a bobby pin and the rest of my not-long-not-short hair is tied back, with the back/ side hair falling out of the hair tie I’m using (because they’re too short). Basically, it looks like shit.

I am having a bit of a hard time with the belly pooch. Also, the postpartum weight loss has remained stagnant for the past 3 weeks which is kinda depressing. I can’t fit into pre-pregnancy clothes and the maternity stuff is too big. So I’m left wearing shapeless tops. IT SUCKS!

I am by no means a skinny girl and I already had a gut and thighs before the child, but I swear my upper thighs are huuuuuge now. How did this happen? On a daily basis I weigh the same and/or less than I did before child????

The hair–certainly, the hair. After it all fell out, the abundance of dry grey hair left me with only one option–chop it all off. I’m now sporting such a short style–I don’t love it, but at least it looks healthier.

I’ve never had straight hair. It was always straight-ish & if I used a blowdryer, it was all it needed. I generally looked like I had some sort bed head. After babies? It got less straight. So after 3 babies, my hair is practically curly.
The real kicker though? IT’S ONLY IN THE BACK! I have straight hair in the front & curly in the back. Drives me bonkers.

you know it’s so adorable don’t you??? I love when you put your hair up, but this….ummm, turtorial….was brilliant, funny and as cute as you with your hair up! LOL

I don’t remember the worst stuff, therapy took care of it…;) Maybe the migraines (because I had been so ill with my pregancy, I wasn’t heavy at all, in fact I was too skinny for months) or the fibromyalgia…yep, that totally stunk.

To be be perfectly honest, I hardly ever pay attention to what you broads look like anyway. You’re all the same to me. In fact, it just dawned on me that you’re White! All this time, I thought you were this Puerto Rican blogger woman that I follow. I wonder where she got off to? ha!
Just having fun with you. I knew all along that you were lily-white! I’m glad your hair is falling out in clumps anymore. That must of sucked! But I will let you know this, you have wonderful eyes. See, I do pay attention.
Your Friend, m.

My husband said that I have a bigger vagina.
So yea…
Ps. You are cute.
PPS. I thought wife beaters were a part of the traditional Michigan uniform…I think of Kid Rock…and Eminem…
PPPS. Kidding.
Slightly.

I realized this week that my hair has been up in a ponytail everyday since Zach’s water broke 5/7. I’ve recently been adding a headband to *spice* up the ponytail & pull back random lil hairs. Good times!